DRAFT MINUTES OF 14th RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE

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MINUTES OF THE 14th RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE
(INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 19th TO 20th DECEMBER, 2013

VENUE: Scope Complex, Core 6, 5th Floor, IOCL Conference Room, Ministry of
Petroleum and Natural Gas, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003.

TIME 10.30 A.M.

14.0 Opening Remarks of the Chairman

At the outset, Chairman welcomed the members of the Expert Appraisal Committee
(Industry). Thereafter, agenda items were taken up for discussion. The deliberations held
and decisions taken are as under.

14.1 Confirmation of the Minutes of the 13th Reconstituted Expert Appraisal
Committee (Industry) held during 18th November, 2013 – 20th November,
2013.

The minutes of the 13th Reconstituted Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) meeting
held during 18th November – 20th November 2013 were confirmed.

19th December, 2013

14.2.0 Consideration of the Projects:
Environmental Clearance

14.2.1 Proposed increase in production of Asbestos Sheets from 1,08,000 TPA to
1,44,000 TPA at Village Mau, Taluka Mohanlalganj, District Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh by M/s U.P. Asbestos Limited – regarding Environment Clearance.

The Project Authorities (PAs) and their consultant M/s. Ecomen Laboratories Private
Limited - Lucknow gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and
proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per the Terms of
Reference (ToRs) awarded during the 31st meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee
(Industry -1) held on 22nd -23rd December, 2011 for preparation of EIA/EMP report. The ToR
was awarded by MoEF vide F.No.J-11011/567/2011-IA-II (I) dated 9.1.2012 for preparation
of EIA/EMP report. The PAs submitted the final EIA/EMP report vide letter no
UPAL/MoEF/Sep-2013 dated 16.9.2013 after conducting Public Hearing for grant of
Environmental Clearance. All the Asbestos milling & asbestos based products are listed at
S.No. 4 (c) under Category ‘A’ of the schedule of EIA Notification, 2006 and appraised by the
Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) of MoEF.

2. The salient points of the proposed project as per the final EIA/EMP report submitted
by PAs vide letter referred above in para 1 are as follows:

M/s U.P Asbestos Limited have proposed to expand the production of asbestos sheets
from 1,08,000 metric TPA to 1,44,000 metric TPA. The proposed expansion will be carried
out in the existing plant area of 46.68 acres. No additional land is required for the proposed
expansion. The latitude and longitude of the project site is 260 41’ 29”N to 260 41’ 43” N and
800 58’ 44” E to 800 58’ 59” E respectively. No Forest land is involved. No Defense
Installation, Biosphere Reserve, National Park/Wild Life Sanctuary, Ecologically Sensitive
Area is located within 10 km radius of the project site. No court case/litigation is pending
against the proposed project. Total cost of the project is Rs. 30 lakh. Rs. 3.50 lakhs and
Rs.7.98 lakhs is earmarked for the capital cost and recurring cost per annum towards the
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environmental pollution control measures. Rs. 50 lakhs is earmarked towards the Enterprise
Social Commitment related activities.

The capacity of the existing and the proposed expansion project activity has been
tabulated below:

S.No. Asbestos sheet manufacturing Capacity
I. Existing 1,08,000 TPA
II. Proposed expansion 36,000 TPA
Total asbestos manufacturing capacity 1,44,000 TPA

The existing plant got environmental clearance from the Ministry vide letter no. J-
11011/31/1998-IA.II (I) dated 24.3.1999 and J-11011/43/2000-IA.II(I) dated 20.11.2010.
Regional Office of MoEF at Lucknow had sent the certified compliance report for the existing
unit. The Committee noted that compliance to the EC conditions is satisfactory.

The technology adopted for manufacturing of AC sheets is Hatschek Process. Since
it is an expansion project hence the same technology will continue for expansion also. The
proposed expansion will be achieved by increase in bigger length of Asbestos sheet. There
will be no increase in area, machineries or technology of production as the plant has inbuilt
capacity to produce more & longer size of asbestos sheets.

The raw materials required after the proposed expansion are O.P.C Cement (58,830
TPA), Chrysotile Asbestos Fibre (11,100TPA), fly ash (38,850 TPA) and Cotton rag pulp
(2220 TPA). The O.P.C cement will be sourced from M/s. ACC Cement, M/s.Jaiprakash
Associates, M/s. J.K.Laxmi & M/s.Ultra Tech cement and then transported to the plant site
by rail/road. The Chrysotile Asbestos Fibre will be imported from Poland, Zimbawe, and
Russia etc and transported to the plant site by road. The fly ash and cotton rag pulp will be
sourced from NTPC thermal power plant at Sat Unchahar, Shaktinagar & Rihand and Unnao
respectively. The power requirement will be met from steam turbine of 1.25 MW capacity
(rice husk based). D.G. sets of 1250 KVA, 625 KVA and 200 KVA are available as standby
arrangement.

Ambient air quality monitoring has been carried out at 8 locations during January to
April 2012 and the data submitted indicated: PM (54.3 to 127 µg/m3), SO (9.5 to 15.50
10 2
µg/m3) and NO (15.80 to 30.0 µg/m3). AAQ modeling study for point source emissions
x
indicates that the maximum incremental GLCs would be 10.45 µg/m3, 1.83 µg/m3 and 3.17
µg/m3 with respect to PM , SO and NO respectively. Stack of adequate height will be
10 2 x
provided for wider dispersion of air emissions. Industrial vacuum cleaners will be used to
sweep the floor in the plant. All internal roads will be made pucca to ensure no fugitive
emission due to plying of trucks. Water sprinkling will be done on the roads and monitoring
of stack will be done regularly to check the emission levels. From godown to milling section
the asbestos fibre handling will be done by automatic mechanized system. Automatic bag
opening system will be used for opening asbestos fibre bag. Good housekeeping practices
will be adopted to control the fugitive emissions.

The water requirement after the proposed expansion will be 342 KLD and it will be
met from bore wells. The project proponent has already received the permission for Ground
water withdrawal of 270 KLPD. The application for 72 KLPD more is reported to be under
process. The wastewater will be recycled in the process itself and there will be no effluent
generation. The process water is passed through decantation tank & reused in the process.
The solids in the process water, which are separated in the decantation tank is continuously
tapped off in a concentrated form and utilized in the sheet manufacturing process. Domestic
waste water generation is about 10 KL per day which is being sent to the septic tank.
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Wet sheets formed on the bole are re-circulated back to process after pulping in waste
pulper. Rejects generated at depiling stage, sorting, laboratory testing and commercial
loading point will be collected, sorted and recuperated to the next smaller standard sizes at
Carbo cutting plant. The net rejects after recuperation is sent to Hard Ground Waste (HGW)
plant where the rejects are pulverized and reused in the process in slow dosing. Only a small
amount which cannot be recycled in to the process will be disposed through authorized
vendor. Area of about 25.06 acre is covered under green belt.
The Committee deliberated on the issues raised during Public Hearing/Public
Consultation conducted by Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on 23.03.2013 at 2.00
P.M. at Factory Premises under the chairmanship of Shri Devendra Kumar Pandey,
Additional District Magistrate. The issues raised during the public hearing are - separate
shed for storage of hazardous waste, continuous water sprinkling, handling of asbestos fibre,
use of rice husk as fuel in boiler, use of dust mask which were addressed in the final
EIA/EMP report.

3. After detailed deliberations, the Committee sought the following additional
information for reconsideration:-

i. Data on asbestos fibre count, total particulate count in stack emissions and work
zone environment; and
ii. Health impacts due to asbestos fibre including chest X ray, spirometry and medical
examination of all the workers.

14.2.2 Expansion of existing 1x6 MVA Ferro Silicon Plant by addition of 2x9 MVA
Submerged Arc Furnace to produce 35,000 TPA of Fe-Mn / Si-Mn and Fe-
Chrome alloys at Ambakata, P.S. Barkote, District Deogarh in Orissa by M/s
Ispat Alloys India Pvt. Limited - regarding Environmental Clearance

The Project Authorities (PAs) and their EIA Consultant Global Experts -
Bhubaneswar gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and
proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per the Terms of
Reference (ToRs) awarded during the 28th meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee
(Industry -1) held on 26th-27th September, 2011 for preparation of EIA/EMP report. The ToR
was awarded by MoEF vide F.No. J-11011/363/2011-IA.II(I) dated 18.10.2011 for
preparation of EIA/EMP report. The PAs submitted the final EIA/EMP report vide letter
No.IAIPL/ENV-02/2012-13 dated 01.03.2013 after conducting Public Hearing for grant of
Environmental Clearance. All the Ferro Alloy Plants are listed at S.No. 3(a) in Primary
Metallurgical Industries under category ‘A’ of the Schedule of EIA Notification, 2006 and
appraised at the Central level.

2. The salient points of the proposed project as per the final EIA/EMP report submitted
by the PAs vide letter referred above in para 1 are as follows:

M/s Ispat Alloy India Private Limited have proposed to expand the existing 1x6 MVA
Fe-Si capacity plant by setting up 2x9 MVA ferro alloy plant to produce 35,000 TPA of Ferro-
Manganese, Silico-Manganese and Ferro- Chrome alloys at Ambakata, P.S. Barkote, District
Deogarh, Odisha. The land acquired for the proposed project is 15.35 acres of private land
which was purchased from private parties. The longitude and latitude of the project site is
840 57.1’ E and 21031.32’ N respectively. No Forest land is involved. No Defense Installation,
Biosphere Reserve, National Park/Wild Life Sanctuary, Ecologically Sensitive Area is located
within 10 km radius of the project site. No court case/litigation is pending against the
proposed project. The brahmani river is located at a distance of 6km from the project site.
Total cost of the project is Rs 45.95 crores. Rs. 1.84 crores and Rs.11.70 lakhs is earmarked
for the capital cost and recurring cost per annum towards the environmental pollution control
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measures. Rs. 2.30 crores is earmarked towards the Enterprise Social Commitment based
on Public Hearing issues over a period of five years.

The capacity of existing and proposed expansion is as tabulated below:

S.No. Name of the product Quantity in TPA
Existing
1. Ferro silicon (Fe-Si) 5,00 0
Proposed expansion
1. Ferro manganese (Fe-Mn) 15,00 0
2. Silico manganese (Si-Mn) 10,00 0
3. Ferro chrome (Fe-Cr) 10,00 0

The Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) was granted by the
Odisha Pollution Control Board (OPCB) on 26.9.2011 and 6.7.2012 respectively. Member
Secretary, OPCB have sent the certified compliance report in respect of CTE and CTO to
the Ministry vide letter no.21485/NOC-5793 dated 20.11.2013. As per the said report, the
plant was not in operation since May, 2013. The Committee noted that compliance to the
consent conditions is satisfactory.

In Ferro-alloy plant Ferro-manganese is commercially produced by carbothermic
reduction of manganese ores, primarily in electric submerged arc furnaces (SAF). Silico-
manganese (SiMn) is also produced by carbothermic reduction of oxidic raw materials in
electric submerged arc furnaces. Production of high carbon Ferro-chrome involves chemical
reduction of the oxide ore, Chromite with some carbonaceous material as reducing agent
and using quartzite and lime and or/dolomite as fluxes

The raw materials required are Mn Ore (54, 000 TPA), Chrome ore lumps (7,200
TPA), Chrome ore fines (17,000 TPA), Quartzite Ore (600 TPA), Low ash coke (20,800
TPA), electrode paste (750 TPA) and dolomite (10,800 TPA). The Mn-ore will be sourced
from Joda/Barbil, Odisha and transported to the plant site by road. The chrome ore will be
sourced from Sukinda, Odisha. The Quartzite Ore, Low ash coke and electrode paste will be
procured from local markets and transported to the plant site by road. The power
requirement is 20 MW which will be met from the State Grid.

Ambient air quality monitoring has been carried out at 8 locations during November
2011 to February 2012 and the data submitted indicated: PM (32.60 to 56.40 µg/m3), PM
10 2.5
(10.8 to 20.50µg/m3), SO (6.8 to 10.30 µg/m3) and NO (6.5 to 10.1 µg/m3). AAQ modeling
2 x
study for point source emissions indicates that the maximum incremental GLCs would be
14.09 µg/m3, 4.46µg/m3 and 1.41 µg/m3 with respect to PM , SO and NO respectively. The
10 2 x
SAF units will be equipped with Water scrubber/bag filter/ESP arrangement with 99.9%
efficiency. Atomized water sprinkling system will be provided at material conveyors. Water
spraying arrangements will be made, particularly in raw material storage area, and truck
tippler areas. Good housekeeping practices will be adopted to control the fugitive emissions.

The water requirement for the project would be 100 KLPD and it will be met from
bore wells. The waste water generated shall be treated and utilized for Greenbelt
Development. Rooftop Rainwater harvesting will be practiced within the plant premises. Rain
water shall be utilized to reduce ground water drawl.

Slag generated from Ferro-Manganese manufacturing process (14,700 TPA) shall be
used as raw material in Silico-Manganese production. Slag from Si-Mn (6,900 TPA) shall be
used as land fill. Dust collected from various pollution control equipments will be recycled
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back to the process. Fe-Cr slag (9,800 TPA) after recovery of alloy through jigging and
FeSO treatment will be used as land fill. Out of the total plant area (i.e. 15.32 Ac), 33% of
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total plant area will be developed under green belt / plantation in consultation with forest
department around the plant boundary, roadside, office buildings and stretches of open land.

The Committee deliberated on the issues raised during Public Hearing/Public
Consultation conducted by the Odisha Pollution Control Board, Rourkela on 07.12.2012
under the chairmanship of ADM, Deogarh at Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra of Bijaynagar gram
panchayat.The issues raised during public hearing are pollution control measures,
employment to local people, separate approach road to NH-6, construction of a temple etc.
which were addressed in the EIA/EMP report.

3. After detailed deliberations, the Committee sought the following additional
information for reconsideration:-

i. TCLP test for Fe-Cr slag;
ii. Work zone environment management plan including exposure specific health of the
workers; and
iii. Revised risk assessment and disaster management plan.

14.2.3 Proposed Iron ore Beneficiation Plant (1.2 MTPA) and Pellet Plant (1.2 MTPA) at
Village Kotegal, Tehsil Badami, District Bagalkot, Karnataka by M/s. KNK Corp
Pvt. Limited - regarding Environment Clearance.

The Project Authorities (PAs) and their consultant EIA Consultant: M/s.
Metamorphosis - Bengaluru gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the
project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per the Terms
of Reference (ToRs) awarded during the 3rd meeting of the Reconstituted Expert Appraisal
Committee (Industry) held on 3-5th December 2012 for preparation of EIA/EMP report. The
ToR was awarded by MoEF vide F.No. J-11011/217/2012-IA II (I) dated 12.2.2013 for
preparation of EIA/EMP report. The PAs submitted the final EIA/EMP report vide letter no.nil
dated 10/10/2013 after conducting Public Hearing for grant of Environmental Clearance. The
proposed project activity is covered under Category (A) and listed at S.N.3(a) of the
Schedule of the EIA notification 2006 and have to be appraised at the Central level.

2. The salient points of the proposed project as per the final EIA/EMP report submitted
by project authorities vide letter referred above in para 1 are as follows:

M/s. KNK Corp Private Limited have proposed to set up an Iron ore Beneficiation
Plant (1.2 MTPA) and Pellet Plant (1.2 MTPA) at Village Kotegal, Tehsil Badami, District
Bagalkot, Karnataka. The land requirement for the proposed project is 318.182 acres
(Private land and allotment through Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board,
Government of Karnataka). The longitude and latitude of the project site is 750 45' 50.68" E
and 1604' 55.38" N. No Forest land is involved. No Defense Installation, Biosphere Reserve,
National Park/Wild Life Sanctuary, Ecologically Sensitive Area is located within 10 km radius
of the project site. No court case/litigation is pending against the proposed project.
Hiregudda reserve forests is located at a distance of 5km from the project site. The Krishna
river is located at a distance of 16km from the project site. Total cost of the project is Rs.
569.46crores. Rs. 26.6487crores and Rs.3.53crores is earmarked for the capital cost and
recurring cost per annum towards the environmental pollution control measures. Rs. 28.473
crores (5% of project cost) is earmarked towards the Enterprise Social Commitment based
on Public Hearing issues over a period of ten years.

The details of the proposed project activities are as below:
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Sr. No. Facility Production Capacity
1. Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant 1.2 million tons per annum
2. Iron ore Pelletization Plant 1.2 million tons per annum

The beneficiation plant is based on the wet process with filter press technology and
pellet plant is of straight grate process technology.

The main raw materials required is low grade iron ore which will be met from Bellary-
Hospet-Sandur sector and also through e-auction. The iron ore will be transported to the
plant site through tippers/trucks. The power requirement is 35 MW which will be met from
M/s. Hubli Electricity Supply Company Limited (HESCOM).

Ambient air quality monitoring has been carried out at 8 locations during December
2012 – February 2013 and the data submitted indicated: PM (28 to 52 µg/m3), PM (13 to
10 2.5
16 µg/m3), SO (15.6 to 22.20 µg/m3) and NO (19.7 to 25.30 µg/m3). AAQ modeling study
2 x
for point source emissions indicates that the maximum incremental GLCs would be 2.8
µg/m3, 1.61µg/m3and 1.91 µg/m3 with respect to PM , SO and NO respectively. The pellet
10 2 x
plant will be equipped with ESP with 99.8% efficiency and bag filter arrangement up to 98%
efficiency. To control air emission in the plant, bag house, bag filters, cyclones and ESP will
be installed. Atomized water sprinkling system will be provided at crushing & screening
unloading hopper and handling area. Water spraying arrangements will be made, particularly
raw material storage area and truck tippler areas. Good housekeeping practices will be
adopted to control the fugitive emissions.
The water requirement for the project would be 3600 KLPD and it will be met from
Krishna river basin. Approval in principle for the drawl of 3600 KLD has been obtained from
Government of Karnataka. No industrial effluent will be generated. Domestic waste water
generated from Plant and other facilities will be treated in the STP. The treated water will be
utilized for Greenbelt Development. Rooftop Rainwater harvesting will be practiced within the
plant premises.

Solid waste in the form of dry tailings will be generated from the beneficiation plant
and the same will be dispose to local cement and brick manufacturing units located within
the district of Bagalkot. Dust collected from various pollution control equipments will be
recycled back to the process. STP Sludge will be utilized as manure for green belt
development within the plant premises. Out of the total plant area (i.e. 318.182 acres), 35%
(111.363 Acres) of total plant area will be developed under green belt / plantation in a
scientific manner around the plant boundary, roadside, office buildings and stretches of open
land.

The Committee deliberated on the issues raised during Public Hearing/Public
Consultation conducted by Karnataka Pollution Control Board on 5.8.2013, 11 AM, under the
chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Bagalkot at proposed project site, Village Kotikal,
Badami Taluka, District Bagalkot. The issues raised during public hearing are proper
mitigative measures towards air pollution, protection of rainwater flow, exposure to such
plants operating elsewhere, development work in near-by villages, employment to the locals,
plantation & maintenance of trees, facilities for higher education & health, water
conservation, road development, employment facilities etc. The Committee noted from the
proceedings of the Public Hearing that the President Gram Panchayat – Kotikal along with
the Panchayat proceedings have objected for the establishment of Iron ore Beneficiation
Plant (1.2 MTPA) and Pellet Plant (1.2 MTPA). Further, the President Gram Panchayat –
Kotikal also requested the district administration not to grant any license to M/s. KNK Corp
Private Limited.

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3. After detailed deliberations and taking into consideration the objections raised by the
President Gram Panchayat – Kotikal, the Committee deferred the proposal and sought the
following information for reconsideration:-

i. Resolution passed by the Gram Panchayat – Kotikal supporting the establishment of
Iron ore Beneficiation Plant (1.2 MTPA) and Pellet Plant (1.2 MTPA) at Village
Kotegal, Tehsil Badami, District Bagalkot, Karnataka; and

ii. Undertaking from PAs that they will be complying the fugitive emission standards of
MoEF

14.2.4 Proposed Steel and Power Plant at Village Kesda, Tehsil Simga, District Raipur
in Chhattisgarh by M/s Krishna Iron Steel & Power Private Limited -
regarding Environment Clearance.

The Project Authorities (PAs) and their consultant M/s. Pioneer Enviro Laboratories &
Consultants Private Limited - Hyderabad gave a detailed presentation on the salient features
of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per
Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 16th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal
Committee (Industry) held during 22nd - 24th November, 2010 for preparation of EIA/EMP
report. The ToR was awarded by MoEF vide F. No. J-11011/510/2010-IA-II (I) dated
15.12.2010 for preparation of EIA/EMP report. Thereafter, Ministry vide letter dated
22.2.2013 extended the validity of the ToR for a period of one year with effect from
15.12.2012. The PAs submitted the final EIA/EMP report vide dated 24.9.2013 after
conducting Public Hearing for grant of Environmental Clearance. All the steel plants are
listed at S. No. 3(a) in primary metallurgical industry under Category ‘A’ of the Schedule of
EIA Notification, 2006 and appraised by the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) of MoEF.

2. The salient points of the proposed project as per the final EIA/EMP report submitted
by PAs vide letter referred above in para 1 are as follows:

M/s Krishna Iron Steel & Power Private Limited have proposed to set up an
Integrated Steel Plant at Khasra Nos. 409, 411, 412/1, 412/2, 413, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419,
420, 422, 423, 424, 425/1, 425/2, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 436, 438, 446, 447,
449/2, 449/3, 451, 455, 759, 766, 790/1, Village Kesda, Tehsil Simga, District Raipur in
Chhattisgarh. Total land envisaged for the proposed project is 39.75 acres and the land has
been acquired by the PAs. The latitude and longitude of the project site is 210 36’ 3.38”N and
810 47’ 57.84” E respectively. No forest land is involved in the project site. PAs have
confirmed that proposed project is not located within 10 km of critically polluted area. No
National Park / wildlife sanctuary is located within 10 km. Nearest village is Kesda situated at
a distance of 1.0 Kms. from the site. Jamuniya river (non-perennial) is flowing at distance of
3.3 Kms. from the project site. Mahanadi canal is at a distance of 1.5 Kms. from the project
site. Bilari RF & Bilari Ghughua RF are present within 10 Km. radius of the project site. No
litigation or court case is in pending against the project and/or land. Total cost of the project
is Rs. 140 Crores. Rs. 12 Crores and Rs. 60 lakhs / annum will be earmarked towards
capital cost and recurring cost for environmental pollution control measures.

Following are the plant configuration & production capacities:-
Proposed capacity
S.No. Details
Units Capacity
1. Sponge Iron (through DRI Kilns) 3 x 100 TPD 90,000 TPA
2. Billets / Ingots (through Induction furnaces) 2 x 15 TPD 90,000 TPA
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3. TMT bars / Structural Steels (through Rolling Mill) 1 x 300 TPD 90,000 TPA
FeSi – 6300 TPA
4. Ferro Alloys (through SEAF) 1 x 9 MVA SiMn – 14200 TPA
FeMn – 18500 TPA
through WHRBs attached to DRI
Power 3 x 2 MW
5. Kilns 20 MW
Generation
through FBC 1 x 14 MW

Sponge Iron will be manufactured in coal based Direct Reduction (DR) kilns. Billets
will be manufactured by melting in Induction furnace and casting in continuous casting
machine. Rolled products will be manufactured in reheating furnace land coal fired rolling
mill. Waste heat recovery boiler (WHRB) and FBC boiler will be installed.

Iron ore (1,44,000 TPA), coal (1,17,000 TPA), dolomite (4,500 TPA) are the raw
materials required for the sponge iron plant. The iron ore will be sourced from Barbil, Odisha
and NMDC, Chhattisgarh. The iron ore will be transported to the plant site by rail and road.
The coal will be sourced from South Eastern Coalfields Limited(SECL) Chhattisgarh, MCL
Odisha and also imported from South Africa. As per the MoU submitted, the ash and sulphur
content in the coal will be 15-25% and 0.4-0.5% respectively. Calorific value of the coal will
be 5800-6500 kcal/kg. The dolomite will be sourced from Raipur/Durg. Power requirement
will be met from the captive power plant.

Ambient air quality monitoring has been carried out at 8 locations during March to
May 2012 and the data submitted indicated: PM (21.5 to 42.5 µg/m3), PM (12.9 to 25.5
10 2.5
µg/m3), SO ( 5.8 to 9.5 µg/m3) and NO (6.6 to 10.6 µg/m3). AAQ modeling study for point
2 x
source emissions indicates that the maximum incremental GLCs would be 0.6 µg/m3, 6.2
µg/m3and 4.20 µg/m3 with respect to PM , SO and NO respectively. Electrostatic
10 2 x
precipitator (ESP) will be provided to DRI kiln and FBC boiler to control particulate emissions
within 50 mg/Nm3. Bag filters will be installed to control emissions from induction furnace
and rolling mill. Flue gases for DRI plant will be utilized in Waste heat recovery boiler
(WHRB) and passed through ESP and then into atmosphere through ID fans and chimney.
Hot gases for DRI plant will pass through dust settling chamber (DSC) and after burning
chamber (ABC), WHRB and stack. Fume extraction system with ID fan will be provided to IF.
Dust suppression will be provided to control emissions. Bag filters will be provided to
material handling areas, coal handling areas, crusher, stock house, cooler discharge area,
screening area etc.

The proposed project requires about 675 KLD of water. Water required for the
proposed project will be sourced from Ground Water source. PAs is yet to obtain the
permission from CGWA for groundwater withdrawal. Closed circuit water system will be
provided in the Sponge Iron, Induction Furnaces, Rolling mill and SEAF. Hence there will not
be any waste water generation from process and cooling. Boiler blowdown & DM plant
regeneration waste water generated from power plant will be treated in Neutralization tanks
and will be mixed in a Central Monitoring Basin (CMB). The treated effluent from CMB will be
utilized for dust suppression, ash conditioning and for greenbelt development. Service water
will be passed through oil separator to remove oil content in the effluent. Domestic effluent
will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. No effluent will be discharged outside the
premises and Zero discharge will be adopted. Rain water harvesting structure will be
constructed.

The dolochar generated from the DRI plant will be utilized as fuel in the AFBC Boiler.
Accretion slag will be used in road construction, ash & dust from bag filters will be given to
brick manufacturers in the area. Slag will be crushed and after iron recovery the inert
material will be used in road construction/given to brick manufacturers. Mill scales will be
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reused in SMS. Slag from FeMn to be reused in manufacture of Silico Manganese as it
contains high MnO and Silicon. Slag from FeSi to be used in cast iron foundries / road
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construction / slag cement manufacture. Waste oil and used batteries will be sold to
authorized recyclers/re-processors. Out of 39.75 acres, green belt will be developed in 13.75
acres.

The Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the Public Hearing / Public
Consultation meeting conducted by the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board
(CECB) on 6.4.2013. The main issues raised in the public hearing meeting were
development of local area, providing employment, pollution control, and Medical camps etc.
The Committee noted that from the proceedings of the Public Hearing that several local
residents have objected for the establishment of proposed project.

3. After detailed deliberations and taking into consideration the severe objections raised
by the local people, the Committee deferred the proposal and sought the following
information for reconsideration:-

i. Resolution passed by the Gram Panchayat – Kesda supporting the establishment of
proposed Steel and Power Plant at Village Kesda, Tehsil Simga, District Raipur in
Chhattisgarh

14.2.5 Enhancement of capacity of Asbestos Fibre Cement Sheets & Accessories unit
from 72,000 TPA to 1,08,000 TPA at R S No. 71 Ibrahimpatnam Village and
Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh by M/s Ramco Industries Limited –
regarding Environment Clearance.

The project authorities and their consultant M/s. Pioneer Enviro Laboratories &
Consultants Private Limited - Hyderabad gave a detailed presentation on the salient features
of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per
Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 34th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal
Committee (Industry) held during 29th - 30th March, 2012 for preparation of EIA/EMP report.
The ToR was awarded by MoEF vide F.No. F. No. J-11011/76/2012-IA-II (I) dated 26.4.2012
for preparation of EIA/EMP report. The PAs submitted the final EIA/EMP report vide letter
dated 4.10.2013 after conducting Public Hearing for grant of Environmental Clearance. All
the Asbestos milling and asbestos based products have been kept at S.N. 4(c) under Metal
Processing industries under category – A and to be appraised at Central level.

2. The salient points of the proposed project as per the final EIA/EMP report submitted
by PAs vide letter referred above in para 1 are as follows:

M/s Ramco Industries Limited have proposed to enhance the capacity of Asbestos
Fibre Cement Sheets & Accessories unit from 72,000 TPA to 1,08,000 TPA at R S No. 71
Ibrahimpatnam Village and Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. Total land envisaged
for the project is 20 acres. The land is taken on lease from Vijayawada Thermal Power
Station (VTPS). Nearest village is West Ibrahimpatnam at a distance of 0.6 Kms from the
existing plant. There are no National Parks / Wildlife sanctuaries situated within 10 kms.
radius of the proposed site. Kondapalli RF is situated at a distance of 0.5 Kms from the
proposed site. Krishna River is flowing at a distance of 2.0 Kms from the site. Kondapalli fort
is situated at a distance of 2.7 Kms from the existing Plant. No court case/litigation is
pending against the proposed project site features. There will be no additional capital
investment, except for expenditure of Rs. 13 lakhs for upgradation of environmental
equipments and Rs.4 lacs for green belt development.

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The capacity of the existing and the proposed expansion project activity has been
tabulated below:
Name of product Existing capacity Proposed After Expansion
(TPA) expansion (TPA)
(TPA)
Asbestos cement sheets 72,000 36,000 1,08,000
& accessories
The additional production of the plant will be achieved by optimum utilization of the existing
machineries and facilities without any additional cost investment for plant and machineries.

The existing plant got environmental clearance from the Ministry vide letter no. J-
11011/69/2004-IA.II (I) dated 4.8.2013. Regional Office of MoEF at Bangalore had sent the
certified compliance report for the existing unit. The Committee noted that compliance to the
EC conditions is satisfactory.

Asbestos Cement Corrugated Sheet Plant shall be based on fully automated closed
system by adopting “Hatschek Process” which is more commercially viable and is currently
in use in the majority of the Asbestos Cement Corrugated Sheet plants in India. This process
is adopted in all countries and it is proposed to introduce the same process with latest
development in the technology and machines

Raw material required for the proposed enhancement is 15000 MT/Annum of
cement, 10000 MT/Annum of fly ash, 3000 MT/annum of Asbestos Fibre & 175 KL/Annum of
wood pulp. Power required for the proposed plant will be sourced from AP Transco.

Ambient air quality monitoring has been carried out at 8 locations during March –
May 2012 and the data submitted indicated: PM (24.8 to 54.8µg/m3), PM (15.6 to 31.2
10 2.5
µg/m3), SO (6.5 to 16.3 µg/m3), NO (6.7 to 18.5 µg/m3) and Asbestos Fibre Count (0.022 to
2 x
0.052 (f/CC)). Fugitive Dust generated from the proposed plant will be arrested by providing
Dust Extraction and Suppression system. Treated waste water will be used for spraying on
coal stockpile to minimize dust emission.

Total water required for the proposed plant will be 100 m3/day & same will source
from Ground water resources. Closed loop water system will be adopted, hence no process
water will be discharged and zero discharge will be adopted and entire process waste water
will be reused / recycled in the manufacturing process. The Domestic wastewater from plant
will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit.

Entire solid waste generated including process pipe / sheet cuttings, rejects, dust
from bag filters and empty asbestos bag after shredding will be recycled and reused in the
manufacturing process. The cut and damaged fibre bags will immediately be repaired. Piling
of AC sheets will be done in wet condition only. The disposal facilities for asbestos waste will
be in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards. Green belt will be developed in 33%
area of the total land (7.0 acres) including existing.

The Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the Public Hearing / Public
Consultation meeting conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board on
28.6.2013 in the existing plant premises. The Public Hearing was presided over by Smt.
P.Usha Kumari I.A.S, Jt. Collector & ADM, Krishna district. The main issues raised in the
public hearing meeting were development of local area, providing employment, pollution
control, and infrastructure development etc. which were addressed in the EIA/EMP report.

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